Hosea 7

when I would heal Israel and is revealed iniquity of Ephraim and evils of Samaria for they commit falsehood and thief comes in stretches out a band outside

1 כְּ/רָפְאִ֣/י 𐤊/𐤓𐤐𐤀/𐤉 kerafei when I would heal HR/Vqc/Sp1cs לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael Israel HR/Np וְ/נִגְלָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤋𐤄 venigelah and is revealed HC/VNp3ms עֲוֺ֤ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity HNcbsc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim HNp וְ/רָע֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 veraot and evils HC/Ncfpc שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC פָעֲל֖וּ 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅 faalu they commit HVqp3cp שָׁ֑קֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer falsehood HNcmsa וְ/גַנָּ֣ב 𐤅/𐤂𐤍𐤁 veganav and thief HC/Ncmsa יָב֔וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo comes in HVqi3ms פָּשַׁ֥ט 𐤐𐤔𐤈 pashat stretches out HVqp3ms גְּד֖וּד 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 gedud a band HNcmsa בַּ/חֽוּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 bachuts outside HRd/Ncmsa

but not they say to their heart all their evil I remember now have surrounded them their doings before my face they are

2 וּ/בַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤋 uval but not HC/Tn יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they say HVqi3mp לִ/לְבָבָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 lilevavam to their heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc רָעָתָ֖/ם 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤌 raatam their evil HNcfsc/Sp3mp זָכָ֑רְתִּי 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 zakhareti I remember HVqp1cs עַתָּה֙ 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD סְבָב֣וּ/ם 𐤎𐤁𐤁𐤅/𐤌 sevavum have surrounded them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp מַֽעַלְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 maaleleyhem their doings HNcmpc/Sp3mp נֶ֥גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before HR פָּנַ֖/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs הָיֽוּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they are HVqp3cp

with their wickedness they make glad the king and with their lies princes

3 בְּ/רָעָתָ֖/ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤌 beraatam with their wickedness HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp יְשַׂמְּחוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 yesamechu they make glad HVpi3mp מֶ֑לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king HNcmsa וּ/בְ/כַחֲשֵׁי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤇𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uvekhachasheyhem and with their lies HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp שָׂרִֽים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sarim princes HNcmpa

all of them are adulterers like an oven heated by the baker who ceases from stirring from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened

4 כֻּלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים 𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 menaafim are adulterers HVprmpa כְּמ֣וֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like HR תַנּ֔וּר 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 tanur an oven HNcmsa בֹּעֵ֖רָה 𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤄 boerah heated HVqrfsa מֵֽ/אֹפֶ֑ה 𐤌/𐤀𐤐𐤄 meofeh by the baker HR/Vqrmsa יִשְׁבּ֣וֹת 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 yishebot who ceases HVqi3ms מֵעִ֔יר 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir from stirring HVhrmsa מִ/לּ֥וּשׁ 𐤌/𐤋𐤅𐤔 milush from the kneading HR/Vqc בָּצֵ֖ק 𐤁𐤑𐤒 batseq of the dough HNcmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR חֻמְצָתֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤑𐤕/𐤅 chumetsato it is leavened HVqc/Sp3ms

day of-our-king made-sick princes heat of-wine stretched-out his-hand [direct-object-marker] mockers

5 י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsc מַלְכֵּ֔/נוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤍𐤅 malekenu of-our-king HNcmsc/Sp1cp הֶחֱל֥וּ 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅 hechelu made-sick HVhp3cp שָׂרִ֖ים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sarim princes HNcmpa חֲמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat heat HNcfsc מִ/יָּ֑יִן 𐤌/𐤉𐤉𐤍 miyayin of-wine HR/Ncmsa מָשַׁ֥ךְ 𐤌𐤔𐤊 mashakhe stretched-out HVqp3ms יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his-hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] HR לֹצְצִֽים 𐤋𐤑𐤑𐤉𐤌 lotsetsim mockers HVormpa

for they have approached like an oven their heart in their ambush all the night sleeps their baker morning it burns like fire a flame

6 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC קֵרְב֧וּ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 qerevu they have approached HVpp3cp כַ/תַּנּ֛וּר 𐤊/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 khatanur like an oven HRd/Ncmsa לִבָּ֖/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp בְּ/אָרְבָּ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤁/𐤌 bearebam in their ambush HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/לַּ֨יְלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night HTd/Ncmsa יָשֵׁ֣ן 𐤉𐤔𐤍 yashen sleeps HAamsa אֹֽפֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤐/𐤄𐤌 ofehem their baker HVqrmsc/Sp3mp בֹּ֕קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer morning HNcmsa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms בֹעֵ֖ר 𐤁𐤏𐤓 voer burns HVqrmsa כְּ/אֵ֥שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 keesh like fire HR/Ncbsc לֶהָבָֽה 𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄 lehavah a flame HNcfsa

all of them are hot as an oven and devour [direct object marker] their judges all their kings have fallen there is none who calls among them to me

7 כֻּלָּ֤/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp יֵחַ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤅 yechamu are hot HVqi3mp כַּ/תַּנּ֔וּר 𐤊/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 katanur as an oven HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אָכְל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veakhelu and devour HC/Vqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שֹֽׁפְטֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤄𐤌 shofeteyhem their judges HVqrmpc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc מַלְכֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉/𐤄𐤌 malekheyhem their kings HNcmpc/Sp3mp נָפָ֔לוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafalu have fallen HVqp3cp אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is none HTn קֹרֵ֥א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qore who calls HVqrmsa בָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem among them HR/Sp3mp אֵלָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs

Ephraim with-the-nations he mixes-himself Ephraim has-become a-cake not turned

8 אֶפְרַ֕יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp בָּ/עַמִּ֖ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 baamim with-the-nations HRd/Ncmpa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms יִתְבּוֹלָ֑ל 𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤋 yitebolal mixes-himself HVri3ms אֶפְרַ֛יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 Ephraim HNp הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has-become HVqp3ms עֻגָ֖ה 𐤏𐤂𐤄 ugah a-cake HNcfsa בְּלִ֥י 𐤁𐤋𐤉 beli not HTn הֲפוּכָֽה 𐤄𐤐𐤅𐤊𐤄 hafukhah turned HVqsfsa

have devoured strangers his strength but he not knows even gray hairs are sprinkled on him but he not knows

9 אָכְל֤וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 akhelu have devoured HVqp3cp זָרִים֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim strangers HAampa כֹּח֔/וֹ 𐤊𐤇/𐤅 kocho his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/ה֖וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu but he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדָ֑ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knows HVqp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even HTa שֵׂיבָה֙ 𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤄 seyvah gray hairs HNcfsa זָ֣רְקָה 𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤄 zareqah are sprinkled HVqp3fs בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo on him HR/Sp3ms וְ/ה֖וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu-2 but he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יָדָֽע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada-2 knows HVqp3ms

testifies against the pride of Israel to his face yet they returned to YHWH their God nor sought him in all this

10 וְ/עָנָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤄 veanah testifies against HC/Vqp3ms גְאֽוֹן 𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤍 geon the pride HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp בְּ/פָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 befanayv to his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo yet HC/Tn שָׁ֨בוּ֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shavu they returned HVqp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor HC/Tn בִקְשֻׁ֖/הוּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤄𐤅 viqeshuhu sought him HVpp3cp/Sp3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all HR/Ncmsc זֹֽאת 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs

And Ephraim was Ephraim like a dove silly without sense Egypt they call to Assyria they go to

11 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And Ephraim was HC/Vqw3ms אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp כְּ/יוֹנָ֥ה 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 keyonah like a dove HR/Ncfsa פוֹתָ֖ה 𐤐𐤅𐤕𐤄 fotah silly HVqrfsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn without HTn לֵ֑ב 𐤋𐤁 lev sense HNcmsa מִצְרַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt HNp קָרָ֖אוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qarau they call to HVqp3cp אַשּׁ֥וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria HNp הָלָֽכוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halakhu they go to HVqp3cp

as they go they go I will spread upon them my net like a bird of the heavens I will bring down them I will chastise them like a hearing to their congregation

12 כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as they go HR/Tr יֵלֵ֗כוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they go HVqi3mp אֶפְר֤וֹשׂ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤔 eferos I will spread HVqi1cs עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them HR/Sp3mp רִשְׁתִּ֔/י 𐤓𐤔𐤕/𐤉 risheti my net HNcfsc/Sp1cs כְּ/ע֥וֹף 𐤊/𐤏𐤅𐤐 keof like a bird HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa אֽוֹרִידֵ֑/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤃/𐤌 oridem I will bring down them HVhi1cs/Sp3mp אַיְסִרֵ֕/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤎𐤓/𐤌 ayesirem I will chastise them HVhi1cs/Sp3mp כְּ/שֵׁ֖מַע 𐤊/𐤔𐤌𐤏 keshema like a hearing HR/Ncmsa לַ/עֲדָתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤃𐤕/𐤌 laadatam to their congregation HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp

Woe to them for they have strayed from Me Destruction to them for they have rebelled against Me But I would redeem them but they have spoken against Me lies

13 א֤וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe HTj לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC נָדְד֣וּ 𐤍𐤃𐤃𐤅 nadedu they have strayed HVqp3cp מִמֶּ֔/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from Me HR/Sp1cs שֹׁ֥ד 𐤔𐤃 shod Destruction HNcmsa לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them HR/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC פָ֣שְׁעוּ 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤅 fasheu they have rebelled HVqp3cp בִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi against Me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi But I HC/Pp1cs אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם 𐤀𐤐𐤃/𐤌 efedem would redeem them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp וְ/הֵ֕מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah but they HC/Pp3mp דִּבְּר֥וּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 diberu have spoken HVpp3cp עָלַ֖/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against Me HR/Sp1cs כְּזָבִֽים 𐤊𐤆𐤁𐤉𐤌 kezavim lies HNcmpa

and-not they cried out to me from their heart but they wail upon their beds for grain and new wine they assemble themselves they rebel from me

14 וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn זָעֲק֤וּ 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 zaaqu they cried out HVqp3cp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs בְּ/לִבָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤌 belibam from their heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki but HC יְיֵלִ֖ילוּ 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅 yeyelilu they wail HVhi3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 mishekevotam their beds HNcmpc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for HR דָּגָ֧ן 𐤃𐤂𐤍 dagan grain HNcmsa וְ/תִיר֛וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔 vetirosh and new wine HC/Ncmsa יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤅 yitegoraru they assemble themselves HVri3mp יָס֥וּרוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅 yasuru they rebel HVqi3mp בִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi from me HR/Sp1cs

and I trained strengthened their arms against me devise evil

15 וַ/אֲנִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani and I HC/Pp1cs יִסַּ֔רְתִּי 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤕𐤉 yisareti trained HVpp1cs חִזַּ֖קְתִּי 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤕𐤉 chizaqeti strengthened HVpp1cs זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑/ם 𐤆𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤌 zerootam their arms HNcbpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵלַ֖/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋/𐤉 veelay against me HC/R/Sp1cs יְחַשְּׁבוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 yechashevu devise HVpi3mp רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa

They return not upward they are like a bow deceitful will fall by the sword their princes because of the insolence of their tongue This their derision in the land of Egypt

16 יָשׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 yashuvu They return HVqi3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn עָ֗ל 𐤏𐤋 al upward HNcmsa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they are HVqp3cp כְּ/קֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤊/𐤒𐤔𐤕 keqeshet like a bow HR/Ncfsc רְמִיָּ֔ה 𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 remiyah deceitful HNcfsa יִפְּל֥וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 yipelu will fall HVqi3mp בַ/חֶ֛רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev by the sword HRd/Ncfsa שָׂרֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sareyhem their princes HNcmpc/Sp3mp מִ/זַּ֣עַם 𐤌/𐤆𐤏𐤌 mizaam because of the insolence HR/Ncmsc לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 leshonam of their tongue HNcbsc/Sp3mp ז֥וֹ 𐤆𐤅 zo This HPdxfs לַעְגָּ֖/ם 𐤋𐤏𐤂/𐤌 laegam their derision HNcmsc/Sp3mp בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp

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